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SOS: Balance 013 (2008).

Bland, boring cover art of SOS's Balance013 compilation

The SOS collective of Desyn Masiello, DJ Demi and Omid 16B took on the 13th installment of the Balance compilation series and ended up with a quite hefty 3 CD set.

And what a piece of work it is. Featuring beautiful mixes of tracks from the likes of Aphex Twin, Speedy J, Aeroplane, Cocteau Twins and a whole bunch more of surprising and refreshing selections, all three discs contain a wide selection of music and finely crafted mixes.

I am usually very apprehensive about remixes of old classics but SOS’s rework of The Cure’s Lullaby is just beautiful. This compilation, my friends, is the noughties’ answer to the pretty awesome 90s Northern Exposure series.

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compilation, dj, eclectic, electronic, techno, various artists

Thursday, 12th March 2009

Warp wants us to be the music makers.

Warp Records are asking fans to vote for the tracks they want to see in the upcoming 20th anniversary Warp compilation. I’ve already voted for Aphex Twin’s Alberto Balsam and Squarepusher’s Port Rhombus…

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album, ambient, aphex twin, compilation, eclectic, electronic, record

Friday, 16th January 2009

Fred Deakin: Nu Balearica (2008).

Cover art of Nu Balearica, a mix album by Fred Deakin

Do not mistake this for some run-of-the-mill Ibiza ‘chillout’ album. Nu Balearica, mixed by one half of Lemon Jelly, is an absolute gem. Warm melodies, dreamy synths, down tempo disco (if such a thing can even exist) and the beautiful packaging & artwork makes this a highly recommended compilation album. You know that Repeat Album function on your music player? It was designed for albums like this one.

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balearic, chill, compilation, downtempo, fred deakin, house, ibiza, various artists

Friday, 16th May 2008

Leave Them All Behind, Vol. 2 (2007).

Cover art of Leave Them All Behind, Vol. 2

The Modular People have pulled off yet another excellent mix disc with Leave Them All Behind, Vol. 2. This pretty good follow up to the 2006 compilation Leave Them All Behind was mixed by the Aussie lads, The Bang Gang Deejays and they’ve done a pretty good job weaving and blending music from artists like The Gossip, Mystery Jets, Klaxons (but of course), Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Presets, Peter Bjorn and John and even Wolfmother.